Emergency & Weather

Hurricane Shelters for DeLand Residents

Volusia County maintains many public shelter locations but does not pre-publish a fixed list; shelters open based on demand per event and openings are announced through the county's emergency preparedness app, the Public Information Network (volusia.org/PIN), Emergency Management social media, and the Citizens Information Hotline. In recent hurricanes (Milton, Oct 2024), DeLand-area shelters included DeLand High School (800 N. Hill Ave., general population, pets accepted) and the Volusia County Fairgrounds (E. New York Ave., people-and-pet shelter).

Key facts

Shelters open per event based on demand; there is no permanent published open list.
Openings announced via: Volusia County emergency app, volusia.org/PIN, EM social media, Citizens Information Hotline 866-345-0345 (activated during emergencies).
Special Needs Shelters require pre-registration at https://snr.flhealthresponse.com/ and are pet-friendly.
Pet shelter codes: PF = people and pets housed separately; PPS (Fairgrounds only) = people and pets together.
Recent DeLand-area shelter sites (Hurricane Milton 2024): DeLand High School, 800 N. Hill Ave. (pets accepted); Volusia County Fairgrounds, E. New York Ave. (pet-friendly).

Official links

Volusia County shelter information Special Needs Shelter registration (FL Health)Volusia County Public Information Network (PIN)Volusia County emergency preparedness app (download)Example shelter-opening announcement (Hurricane Milton 2024)

Who to call

Emergency (police/fire/medical)

Life-threatening emergencies

DeLand Police Department (non-emergency dispatch)

Non-emergency police matters within DeLand city limits

DeLand Police Department (administrative)

DeLand PD administrative line

Volusia Sheriff's Office non-emergency (West Volusia)

Non-emergency sheriff dispatch for West Volusia including the DeLand area (386-943-VCSO)

Volusia County Emergency Management

Emergency management main line (preparedness questions, evacuation zones)

Volusia County Emergency Management (AlertVolusia questions)

Questions about AlertVolusia signup

Volusia County Citizens Information Hotline

Activated only during emergencies; shelter openings and storm info (TDD 386-248-1792)

Duke Energy Florida outage reporting

Report power outages and downed lines; also text OUT to 57801

Florida Poison Control

Poison emergencies and questions, 24/7/365

211 Volusia-Flagler (First Call For Help)

Community services info and referral, 24/7/365; alternate 386-253-0563; operated by United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties

Volusia County general information

County general line, 8am-5pm Mon-Fri

Source: volusia.org · Last verified Jul 1, 2026